2023
Classical Culture and Literature II
Name: Classical Culture and Literature II
Code: LLT14619L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To master knowledge about Ancient Historiography.
2. To know the forms and themes of non-dramatic Greek and Latin poetry.
3. To know the theoretical problematization on the Greek and Latin novels.
4. To read and interpret texts.
5. To identify topics and classical influences on European culture.
6. To express opinions and criticisms on the studied matters and issues.
2. To know the forms and themes of non-dramatic Greek and Latin poetry.
3. To know the theoretical problematization on the Greek and Latin novels.
4. To read and interpret texts.
5. To identify topics and classical influences on European culture.
6. To express opinions and criticisms on the studied matters and issues.
Contents
1. Historiography
1.1. From the beginnings of prose to the emergence of historiography.
1.2. Historiographical models and their contexts.
2. Lyric
2.1. Poetry in Greece: choral lyric and monodic lyric; the elegy.
2.2. Poetry in Rome: from neoteric poetry to the time of Augustus.
3. Satire
3.1. From the Menippean satire to verse satire.
4. Hellenistic novel and Latin novel:
4.1. Genre and problematization.
4.2. Codification of the Hellenistic novel: plot, characters, chronotope, ekphrasis.
4.3. The Latin novel: characteristics and contexts.
1.1. From the beginnings of prose to the emergence of historiography.
1.2. Historiographical models and their contexts.
2. Lyric
2.1. Poetry in Greece: choral lyric and monodic lyric; the elegy.
2.2. Poetry in Rome: from neoteric poetry to the time of Augustus.
3. Satire
3.1. From the Menippean satire to verse satire.
4. Hellenistic novel and Latin novel:
4.1. Genre and problematization.
4.2. Codification of the Hellenistic novel: plot, characters, chronotope, ekphrasis.
4.3. The Latin novel: characteristics and contexts.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical exposition. Reading, analysis, discussion and synthesis. Continuous assessment or final exam, according to the Academic Regulation of the University of Évora (RAU) and to the specific provisions of the DLL Regulation which determine:
a) Continuous assessment includes at least two assessment components, one of which a written test, whose grade cannot be less than 8 values.
A percentage of 50% is attributed to the written test, and an equal percentage to the evaluation elements proposed during the semester.
b)Final Exam Evaluation (normal, appeal, special and extraordinary seasons) consists of a written test (100%). Students who score between 8 and 9.4 on the written test need to do an oral exam.
a) Continuous assessment includes at least two assessment components, one of which a written test, whose grade cannot be less than 8 values.
A percentage of 50% is attributed to the written test, and an equal percentage to the evaluation elements proposed during the semester.
b)Final Exam Evaluation (normal, appeal, special and extraordinary seasons) consists of a written test (100%). Students who score between 8 and 9.4 on the written test need to do an oral exam.
Teaching Staff
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